Flash Builder Export Release Build Fails

Report · May 10, 2011

I'm having an issue when trying to export the release build of my AIR application in Flash Builder 4.5. After choosing the key to sign the package and clicking finish to complete the export, it errors saying that "Error occurred while saving the project settings: "default" build target cannot be found for the selected project." I've included the error message output to the log in the .metadata folder. Any help would be great as this is baffling to me.

!ENTRY com.adobe.flexbuilder.project 4 43 2011-05-10 15:56:11.432
!MESSAGE Failed to get build target settings: default
!STACK 0
java.lang.Exception
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.internal.FlexProjectCore.createErrorStatus(FlexProjectCore.java:1009)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.util.logging.GlobalLogImpl.log(GlobalLogImpl.java:66)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.util.logging.GlobalLog.log(GlobalLog.java:52)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.ui.utils.ProjectBuildPackagingUI.doApplySettings(ProjectBuildPackagingUI.java:754)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.ui.utils.ProjectBuildPackagingUI.applySettings(ProjectBuildPackagingUI.java:781)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.exportimport.releaseversion.ui.ExportReleaseVersionBuildPackagingPageContent.saveSettings(ExportReleaseVersionBuildPackagingPageContent.java:131)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.exportimport.releaseversion.ui.ExportReleaseVersionBuildPackagingPage.saveSettings(ExportReleaseVersionBuildPackagingPage.java:84)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.exportimport.releaseversion.ui.ExportReleaseVersionWizard.performFinish(ExportReleaseVersionWizard.java:144)
    at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.finishPressed(WizardDialog.java:811)
    at org.eclipse.jface.wizard.WizardDialog.buttonPressed(WizardDialog.java:430)
    at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog$2.widgetSelected(Dialog.java:624)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TypedListener.handleEvent(TypedListener.java:234)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4066)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3657)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.runEventLoop(Window.java:825)
    at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:801)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.exportimport.releaseversion.ExportReleaseVersionAction$1.run(ExportReleaseVersionAction.java:97)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.exportimport.releaseversion.ExportReleaseVersionAction.run(ExportReleaseVersionAction.java:103)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PluginAction.runWithEvent(PluginAction.java:251)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WWinPluginAction.runWithEvent(WWinPluginAction.java:229)
    at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:584)
    at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:501)
    at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:411)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4066)
    at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3657)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2640)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2604)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)
    at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
    at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)
    at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
    at com.adobe.flexbuilder.standalone.FlashBuilderApplication.start(FlashBuilderApplication.java:108)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)
    at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:619)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:574)
    at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1407)

Report · May 17, 2011

This looks like a bug. Was the AIR project created in Flash Builder 4.0/3.0?

In the short term, can you try creating an AIR project in Flash Builder 4.5 and copying your source to the new project?

Meanwhile, can you please post more information about this bug at http://bugs.adobe.com/flex/?

-Anirudh

Report · May 18, 2011

Yes, the project was originally created in Flash Builder 4.0, then we upgraded to 4.5. I'm currently out of town, but when I get back this weekend I'll post more information in the bug section you linked to. Creating a new project and copying the source into it was going to be my next step to get this working so I'll go ahead and do that. Thanks!

Report · Sep 02, 2011

I experienced the same problem using the Flash Builder 4.5 plug-in for Eclipse (Indigo). I resolved the issue by creating a new Flex Project targeting a Desktop Application (AIR) and then I didn't receive the error.

Report · Oct 12, 2011

Duo you guys at Adobe realise how tedious making Air apps in Flashbuilder is , I too am getting this error , simply saying duh make a new project and copy your stuff into it isn't realy that helpful is it...

Report · Nov 06, 2011

Dear Adobe:

Are you kidding? You couldn't program FB to do this? Come on! You're ADOBE! One of the few companies I know that all software works the same on a mac or windows machine! The same people who made those touch-screen apps!

Y'all should be ashamed.

Report · Oct 14, 2011

Take a look at .actionScriptProperties file, there is <buildTargets/> tag. Ideally it should look something similar to

</airSettings>

</buildTarget>

</buildTargets>

Changing this when FB is open wouldn't help. You would need update the file, while project is closed or flash builder is closed.

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